our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 23/10/08 07:51 PM Share Posted 23/10/08 07:51 PM (edited) First get a mesure of ride height from centre of hub to wheel arch, mine were 365mm fronts 380mm rears1. Lift car on to stands placed under the chassis rail , Remove wheels 2. For the left side remove air box from crossover ,for right side remove overflow bottle you don’t need to remove it completely just unbolt it and move aside so you can access top strut bolts.3. Crack the first nut 17mm closet to the front first don’t remove it yet then remove the other two nuts holding the top of strut ,The one under the ecu is a pain just needs a little extra patience. Do not remove the nut in the center this is holding the spring in the strut.4. I then dropped the sway bay off at the drop links 14mm nuts , This allows you to push the sway bar down out of the way so you can push the lower arm further down later on .5. Remove brake line from its holding bracket , Remove nut from bottom of the strut 22mm nut and large shifter on bolt head but leave the bolt in for now , Then remove nut from the upper ball joint 18mm nut6. Now remove bolt at bottom of strut and the last nut from the top of the strut mount, This is where two people would be good, Take the bolt out of the upper joint this will let the lower arm and hub drop down , You need to be carefull not to stretch brake line and be very careful not to damage abs wire that runs under the bottom of strut.7. Before removing strut make note of where the top of the coil spring finishes and make sure the new one goes back at the same place.8. Get one person to hold the arm that’s been disconnected from upper joint and push the lower arm and hub down this will allow you to drop the strut down and out of the car . Unfortunatly I couldn't take pics at this time as I was doing it by myself.9. Take strut assembly aside and apply spring compresser ,These really dont need to be forced to much just compress the spring a little , Then remove the top of the strut by slowly undoing the 17mm nut from the top.( compressers from hire shop $20 )10. Now assemble new strut and spring , With these ones I was able to push down on the spring and was able to get the new nut back on the top ,Tighten top nut 11. Then follow removal process in reverse to install new strut .This took me 3 hours start to finish ,spend a day or so reading everything about this you can find plan your attack and it's not that hard a job.Hope this helps anyone trying this. Edited 23/10/08 08:06 PM by our06t 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 23/10/08 08:04 PM Author Share Posted 23/10/08 08:04 PM So far I only did the front ,will do rears tonight and get wheel aligh tommorow then leave some feedback on how it ridesI used whiteline control springs and bilstien shocks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 23/10/08 09:15 PM Share Posted 23/10/08 09:15 PM Well Done on the write up mate Its always good when people take the time to do these guides, it benefits sooo many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 23/10/08 09:55 PM Author Share Posted 23/10/08 09:55 PM Cheers mate it's a good way to do a job to , it helps you step it out and remember to do the little things when your thinkin of some one else trying to follow your steps.If any one else has extra tips or tricks add them to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikshift Member 518 Member For: 18y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 23/10/08 11:26 PM Share Posted 23/10/08 11:26 PM excellent mate, thanks for taking the time to do such a write up good job!! Do you happen to know the model code for the front and rear Shocks im looking into getting a set im just not sure how many model's bilstein make for the BA/BF.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 23/10/08 11:33 PM Share Posted 23/10/08 11:33 PM Nice write up for so early on a friday morning!Tops pics too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 23/10/08 11:34 PM Author Share Posted 23/10/08 11:34 PM (edited) click for Sydney shock absorbers /Heasmans suspensionthat's where I got mine from helpful and fast deliverynot sure how many models they make fronts were .B461255BArears .BE562670that's for BA sedan Edited 23/10/08 11:39 PM by our06t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 23/10/08 11:41 PM Author Share Posted 23/10/08 11:41 PM Cheers Rapid had to get it outa my head while I still remembered it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 27/10/08 03:26 AM Author Share Posted 27/10/08 03:26 AM had wheel alignment done ,nothing really needed doing apparently it all went back back in the same spots wich is a good thing.After a couple of hours cruising the old Pacific Hwy on Sat. This set up has made a huge difference to the car , overall a much better experience as far as steering the car goes, Gave up a very minor amount of ride comfort but the response and confidence in the car is well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qikshift Member 518 Member For: 18y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 27/10/08 03:53 AM Share Posted 27/10/08 03:53 AM awesome right up mate, they will be my next mod with sway bars glad your loving the new ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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